Stephanie H.
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Best non Michelin starred restaurant I've ever been to.
If you walk here, it's a bit of a trek from Amsterdam Central. You get farther and farther away from the city center and it feels less and less populated. Once we sat down, my god the experience was probably one of my favorite restaurants. How does it not have a Michelin star?
We began with shredded clam. 🐚 Sounds weird, but it was similar to a very well seasoned oyster. Then moved onto an artichoke with butter. Right after finishing the artichoke, I said I wished I had bread to go along with it. 🥖 Within a few minutes, our waitress popped by with this amazing soft bread that absorbed the butter on the outside but left the inside fresh. Next up was a sea urchin. 🌊 We've tried sea urchin in London's Borough Market, but it was nowhere near as tasty as this one. Then we had a sort of cooked oyster? Not quite sure, but again - delicious. Leading up to our main course was this vegetable soup. 🥕 The main was a bird with mushrooms. 🍄 What we thought was the last dish was a mix of strawberries, cream, and raw peas. 🍓 Who thought raw peas would be good in a dish, but they cut the sweetness of the strawberry to give you a little crunch. We loved it so much, the chef gave us an extra course of caramelised eggplant (or 🍆 aubergine) the chef's creativity to make a vegetable into a dessert in this way was genius. We ended the night emptying 2 bottles of wine and 2 dessert wine glasses over 4 hours. Not a bad night.
I would highly recommend this restaurant for those who are adventurous! Aside from food, both the waitress and the chef were so friendly! If I could give this restaurant 6 stars out of 5, I would. 🌟 Again, by FAR my favorite restaurant in Amsterdam and it is a top contender for my favorite restaurant of all... 🏆